The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that the latest trend for cities is for them to be green – more eco-friendly, walkable, workable and liveable (See Outtakes). Cities that are “walkable,†workable and…
Miami Herald slammed for web comments
The Pensacola News Journal isn’t the only daily newspaper being criticized for the comments it allows to be posted on its website. The Miami branch of the NAACP is upset about posts…
WEAR TV weekend news
Crime waves continues. WEAR TV reports on home invasion and car jackings. Home Invasion Escambia County deputies are looking for two armed men, who broke into a home and shot at a…
Local firms dropped by My Safe Florida Home
The two firms that have been doing the My Safe Florida home inspections in the area have been dropped by the state, according to a report in the Northwest Florida Daily News….
IN 2006: Incorporate Perdido Key
The daily newspaper writes on the possibility of Perdido Key area incorporating. We advocated Perdido Key incorporation in our Ballsy Plan III published in May 2006. Incorporate Perdido Key Drive Gulf Beach…
Rick’s Blog nominated for Florida Netroots Best Blog
This is truly amazing. We have no publicity other than word of mouth. We are in a relatively small market. The irony is that I just received an anonymous email that I…
Inside Joe Francis Story – IN Your Head Radio
I will be interviewing News Herald reporter David Angier on Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild founder) on Francis’ legal problems and his latest effort to remake his image Listen – 1:35 p.m….
Whitehead is not the Grinch
…just sounds like him Check out – Whitehead on helping churchÂ
Hear IN Your Head Radio on PC
NewsRadio 1620AM can now be heard on your computer. Listen to my show – IN Your Head Radio – from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Windows Media users iTunes &…
Bush follows Reagan game plan
Ronald Reagan gained popularity by regularly attacking the Democrat-controlled Congress and Tip O’Neill – who was the Speaker of the House. GW Bush is using the same tactic to rebuild his political…
Work on new Bay County airport begins
While we celebrate a SuperFund Clean up, News Herald reports: Celebrating what they called a major milestone in economic development and land conservation, officials with the Panama City-Bay County Airport on Thursday…
Crime, crime, crime
The nightly news on WEAR TV 3 is becoming the daily crime report – with stories on shootings, convenience store robberies, home invasions, beatings. Here is the list of crime stories on…
Groundbreaking for $3.7 billion Mobile area plant tomorrow
The Mobile Register reports ThyssenKrupp is betting that the North American market for steel — particularly within the South’s growing automotive industry — and will need a $3.7 billion steel plant. Tomorrow…
OWC two-step
First the president of Okaloosa-Walton College retires on Sept. 30. Thirty days later, the OWC board of trustees is ready to rehire Bob Richburg. Shades of Touart? No, the Daily News explains:…
IN 2007 Halloween Mask
Be warned. Your kids and state legislators may have nightmares Check out pdf: mask.pdf
Celebrating son runs up $53K bill at strip club
No, the son wasn’t named Touart. No, the club isn’t Arety’s Angels. The son is 24-year-old Tommy Salter. His dad, Joe Salter of Mary Esther, said he could charge about $600 on …
Local budget summit needed
It’s time all the constitutional officers, county commissioners and city councils to get together and look at consolidation. Where can they share costs? How can money be saved? Last winter, I suggested…
Why do services have to be cut?
The daily newspaper has an article that asserts that property tax cuts mean services cuts (aptly headlined “Tax cuts mean service cuts “). Why? Shouldn’t the first step be to look at…
Saufley is not only bad landfill
The daily newspaper reports that there will yet another delay on the Saufley Landfill clean up. However, there is another problem landfil – Coyote Landfill in Navarre which is polluting the air…
Godzilla has website
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh has his own website in which he goes after the Pensacola News Journal – jeffbergosh.net. Bergosh asserts that he has been targeted by the PNJ:…
